Comparing Giants’ Affeldt, Yankees’ Rivera postseason excellence

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt listens to a question from a reporter during a media conference Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, in San Francisco.
Ben Margot
AP

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt listens to a question from a reporter during a media conference Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, in San Francisco.
Ben Margot
AP

Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt will retire at the end of the season with 22 consecutive scoreless postseason appearances, the second-longest streak in major-league history, one fewer than the record held by former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, considered one of the greatest postseason pitchers. Here’s how Affeldt’s and Rivera’s streaks compare:

AFFELDT

STAT

RIVERA

22

Games

23

3

Games finished

22

2-0

W-L

2-0

4

Holds

0

0

Saves

16

231/3

Innings pitched

331/3

11

Hits allowed

18

5

Walks

3

12

Strikeouts

22

2

Hit batters

0

82

Batters faced

117

.147

Opp. avg.

.159

10/1

Inherited

runners/scored

17/2

0.00

ERA

0.00

3

Career World

Series titles

5

Source: baseball-reference.com

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Affeldt on his postseason numbers: “I’ll be honest with you, I know what the stats are. And to be part of the names that I’ve been brought into, on the career postseason statistics, is honestly very overwhelming for me. I take a lot of pride in them.”

Fellow Giants reliever Javier Lopez on Affeldt’s postseason contributions: “We’re not putting on these rings without the guy.”